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Grizzly Peak, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95636. It stands on Grizzly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sly Park quadrangle. It stands 3,934 feet above sea level.

Grizzly Peak within El Dorado County

Then and now

1891 to 1976

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Grizzly Peak, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Grizzly Peak, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 31 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

216 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Grizzly Peak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 319 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural27
Arson/incendiarism12
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1996Smokingunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitBENNETT
4 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitHILLTOP
30 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEldorado National ForestGLASS
3 September 2014Smoking4.1 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCOSUMNES
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresEldorado National ForestGILBERTS
25 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEldorado National ForestTRESTLE
23 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictSQUIRREL
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionGRIZZLY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 231 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 231 workings within 5 miles of Grizzly Peak: 99 occurrences, 82 unknowns, 47 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ConsumnesCopper, Molybdenum, Gold, SilverPast ProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesMolybdenum, Copper, GoldOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, MolybdenumPast Producer1859
CosumnesGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Cosumnes Copper MineCopper, Molybdenum, Silver, GoldUnknown
Cosumnes Melton, Middle EndLead, Silver, Gold, CopperProducer
Cosumnes MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverUnknown
Eagle KingGold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Golden TraceGold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
MoreyGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold

Every working recorded in El Dorado County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Grizzly Flat0.9 miles31
Gilberts2.7 miles34
Happy Valley3.6 miles31
Omo Ranch3.9 miles30
Sweeneys Crossing4.5 miles31
Bonetti5.6 miles34
Caldor6.2 miles30
Sierra Springs6.3 miles31

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Grizzly PeakAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5609804The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1744720. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.